Chapter six hundred and eighty fourth harvest year
It’s the busy autumn season again.
The farmers in the fields are busy there. Today is a big harvest year, and there are harvest scenes everywhere.
Wang Hengyue, wearing casual clothes, came to the suburbs of Nanjing, looked at the farmers busy in the fields, looked back and said with a smile: "It seems that farmers can have a good year this year."
"Not necessarily, not necessarily." Kong Xiangxi, who came out with the president, shook his head repeatedly.
"Oh, why?" Wang Hengyue asked curiously.
"The harvest is indeed a bumper harvest, but with the harvest, the price of grain will inevitably come down. When grain prices drop, the price of grain will hurt farmers."
"Tell me carefully." Wang Hengyue simply pulled Kong Xiangxi to sit on the floor.
Kong Xiangxi was a well-known economic expert. He said carefully and patiently: "'The price of grain hurts the farmers'" comes from Ban Gu's "Han Shu. Food and Huo Zhi 1" written by Ban Gu of the Eastern Han Dynasty. If the price is too high, citizens will be harmed, if the price of rice is too low, farmers will be harmed. In good harvest years, grain output has increased, but due to low grain prices, farmers' income has not increased, or even decreased, causing farmers to be harmed.'Grain' It refers to 'grains', including rice, millet, millet, wheat, and bean sprouts. It can also be extended to the entire agricultural planting industry, including grains, vegetables, seedlings, fruits, oil crops, etc...
Farmers' income from planting depends on output and price. Price is the key to farmers' income, but price is not sensitive to consumer demand. People will not reduce food consumption because of high food prices, nor will they reduce food consumption because of low food prices. Increasing food consumption means that food consumption is always stable at a certain level. The same is true for fruits and vegetables. People will not increase consumption in large quantities because of the low price of certain fruits. With bumper crops and increased output, supply exceeds demand and prices will inevitably fall. Farmers Income has declined instead of increasing, which has dampened farmers' enthusiasm for growing grain and resulted in a huge waste of economic resources..."
Of course Wang Hengyue also knew that "cheap grain hurts farmers", but at this time he listened carefully like a primary school student as Kong Xiangxi continued:
"'Cheap grain harms farmers' happens from time to time. Food is the top priority for the people, and food is the necessity of people's lives. Guanzi said, 'If you have enough food and clothing, you will know the etiquette, and if you have enough food and clothing, you will know the honor and disgrace.' China is a country with a vast territory, abundant resources, and a large population. Stabilizing grain production is particularly important. Therefore, stabilizing grain production is still the focus of agricultural policy. However, in some areas, the situation of "low grain prices hurting farmers" continues to occur, and some areas are quite large...
"Cheap grain hurts farmers" is the most saddening situation for farmers. Farmers have worked hard and harvested, but they can't sell anything. This is more sad than natural disasters that leave farmers with no harvest. The important reason is The result of the constraints of farmers' own conditions is that they often follow the example of others. The Li family has made money growing soybeans, and the Zhang family will inevitably follow suit, rushing up and down. They will inevitably be hit by the laws of the market, resulting in agricultural production being invisible in the market. Wandering forward under the influence, resulting in a huge waste of social resources..."
Wang Hengyue nodded frequently while listening: "I just received a report that there will be a bumper harvest in various places this year. I thought that the lives of farmers must be much easier, but now I see that the price of grain may actually drop. Farmers are planting If you have been farming for a year but can't make much money, everyone will be sad. Tell me what to do?"
"There are ways." Kong Xiangxi said with a smile: "There are three ways. The first is to deliberately spread information about production cuts to cause panic in the market about production cuts... The second is to jointly hesitate to sell... But these two
The measures are all short-term and very harmful. Although they can alleviate the situation of low grain prices and hurt farmers in the short term, they will also cause hoarding behavior and have a serious impact on the market..."
Wang Hengyue waved his hand: "I don't use these two methods. Tell me about your third method."
Kong Xiangxi smiled and said: "The third way is to rely on policy support and the government to protect prices. The elasticity of demand for food is very small. So as long as the supply is artificially reduced, the price will go up. The president can just grasp this core...
..At the same time, the government can also purchase large quantities of grain. After all, we use food in many places, such as the military. At this time, the government can not only reduce the supply of food on the market, but also save a lot of money.
Money..."
He paused there: "In addition, we can also transport food to the outside world by increasing exports..."
He spoke very carefully, and Wang Hengyue also listened very carefully. When Kong Xiangxi finished explaining all the solutions, Wang Hengyue immediately said: "You will be responsible personally. You must ensure the price of food. You can't let the common people point at our spines and scold us."
"Yes, I will do it myself."
Wang Hengyue stood up and dusted off: "Let's go and take a look."
Seeing the guards like A Le trying to follow, they glared: "Except for A Le, everyone else is still on the spot. I don't believe it. Could it be that there are killers among these farmers who want to assassinate me!"
It is a pity that according to the "Presidential Protection Regulations", when the president issues such an order to the guards, the guards have no need to listen.
A Le smiled. He had already inspected this place before the President came. The security level was the lowest and there was no danger. After waving his hand, the guards stopped.
"Damn it, what I said as the great president is not as effective as what A Le said." Wang Hengyue muttered, ignoring the guards, and walked toward the fields with Kong Xiangxi and A Le.
It was just time for lunch, and the women came to the field with their meals. The farmers greeted each other and sat down at the field, opened the food, poured wine, and took a few sips of wine while bragging and chatting with each other.
This little life is much more comfortable than that of a great president... Wang Hengyue said in his heart as he walked to an old farmer: "Uncle, where are you eating?"
"Yes." The old farmer raised his head and looked at the three people with a smile: "Are you from the city?"
"Yes, I'm from the city." Wang Hengyue also smiled and said: "We didn't find a restaurant. Please see if you can find me something to eat. We'll pay for it."
This sentence made the villagers laugh: "There is no restaurant here."
The old farmer smiled and said: "Sit down and eat something together. Old lady, go and bring some more pairs of bowls and chopsticks from home, kill the eel I caught yesterday, and then pick two handfuls of vegetables from the field...
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The villagers here are extremely hospitable. When they saw the guests coming, they came over with their own dishes, and soon they had more than a dozen kinds of dishes.
Wang Hengyue was not polite and pulled Kong Xiangxi and A Le to sit down: "Uncle, then I will eat it shamelessly."
"Eat, eat." The old farmer said over and over again: "It's not like you have delicacies here in your city. You can eat whatever you want. You're welcome. There's not much food, but you can have enough food and wine."
"Hey..." Wang Hengyue took a chopstick of vegetables and put it in his mouth, pointed to the fields and said vaguely: "We have a great harvest this year. What do you think of the price of this food? Can we make money?"
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"You look like an official at first glance," the old farmer said with a smile.
Wang Hengyue was very surprised: "Why?"
Someone on the side said: "You sound like an official when you open your mouth. Who else can you hide it from?"
There was a burst of laughter, and Wang Hengyue scratched his head in embarrassment: "Yes, I am a small official in the city, related to the food, and I am responsible for doing statistics."
"No wonder, he asked about food when he came." The old farmer said with a smile: "According to experience, if this food has a bumper harvest, the price will definitely come down, and you won't make much money. But then again, this harvest will be better
, we won’t have to worry about food for a whole year, don’t you think that’s the truth?”
Wang Hengyue nodded repeatedly: "Yes, I don't have to worry about food anymore, but I have been working hard for a year and can't make much money. Doesn't this dampen your enthusiasm?"
The old farmer couldn't help but smiled and shook his head: "You are an official, why do you want to dampen your enthusiasm? We farmers depend on the weather. We are satisfied with just a few acres of land. Do we still want to become a big business?"
Rich man? From ancient times to now, how many people have you seen who have become rich by farming?"
"Ordinarily, those officials above are doing a good job..." Someone from the side came over and said: "The tax rate has been reduced again and again, and policies to protect our farmers have been introduced again and again. Life is really better than before.
Too many. If there is a disaster year, government subsidies will come down immediately, and there will be special supervision. What is the name of the current president?"
"Wang Hengyue."
"Yes, Wang Hengyue!" The man patted his head: "I can't remember this name. This man has done pretty good things since he became the president. If you want me to see him as the president, he should always be like that.
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Wang Hengyue instantly felt a huge sense of satisfaction!
It's really nice to get such a few words of praise from farmers.
Wang Hengyue took a sip of wine and said, "Don't worry, the price of food will not drop this year."
"How can a small official who does statistics speak so loudly?"
There was laughter again, and no one in the field believed it.
Wang Hengyue said with a smile: "I am not being arrogant. Although I am a junior official, I still have friends in the government. I heard that the president is planning to protect food prices and avoid falling food prices. Just take a look. We will see when the time comes.
Is what I said accurate?"
"Sure, let me lend you a good word." The old farmer said with a smile, but he obviously didn't believe it: "If this is really the case, and we all treat you to a drink together, you will definitely come when the time comes. Where are you going?
It’s all done at home.”
Kong Xiangxi and A Le couldn't help but laugh.
Wang Hengyue nodded repeatedly and said to this group of simple farmers with a smile on his face;
"I remember this sentence. If what I said today really comes true, I will definitely come here again. It's not just one family. I have to eat from every family. Then you all have to bring good wine and good food.
Just treat me with hospitality!" (To be continued)